FVXX21 KWBC 13050
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 0050 UTC 13 MAR 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 90-040    WEST INDIES 16.7N 62.2W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3,000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. GOES-8
INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.  12/1200 UTC UPPER AIR SOUNDING
FROM GUADELOUPE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AROUND 13/0000 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED AN
ERUPTION OF THE SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO OCCURRED ABOUT 0000 UTC. ASH
WAS ESTIMATED UP TO AT LEAST FL100.  NO DIRECTION WAS GIVEN.  GOES-8
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY THROUGH 0015 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE ASH CLOUD IN
THE VICINITY OF AND SOUTH EAST OF THE VOLCANO. 
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TRAJECTORY: N/A
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THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY
A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED AT 13/0700 UTC OR SOONER IF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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